19-R-123 Ratifying the propertax increase reflected in the adopted budget for FY2019-20RESOLUTION NO. 19 -R -123
A RESOLUTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SCHERTZ, TEXAS RATIFYING THE PROPERTY TAX INCREASE
REFLECTED IN THE ADOPTED BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2019 -20,
AND OTHER MATTERS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH
WHEREAS, the Local Government Code Section 102.007(c) states when a budget will
require raising more property taxes than in the previous year a vote separate from adopting the
budget or tax rate must be taken to ratify the property tax increase; and
WHEREAS, the City staff of the City of Schertz (the "City ") has recommended that the
City ratify the property tax increase in accordance with the Local Government Code; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that it is in the best interest of the City to
ratify the property tax increase.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS
THAT:
Section 1. The City Council hereby ratifies the FY 2019 -20 Budget will raise more
property taxes than last year's budget by $982,470 or a 5% increase, and of that amount,
$659,141 is tax revenue to be raised from new property added to the tax roll this year.
Section 2. The recitals contained in the preamble hereof are hereby found to be true,
and such recitals are hereby made a part of this Resolution for all purposes and are adopted as a
part of the judgment and findings of the City Council.
Section 3. All resolutions, or parts thereof, which are in conflict or inconsistent with
any provision of this Resolution are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict, and the
provisions of this Resolution shall be and remain controlling as to the matters resolved herein.
Section 4. This Resolution shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the
laws of the State of Texas and the United States of America.
Section 5. If any provision of this Resolution or the application thereof to any person
or circumstance shall be held to be invalid, the remainder of this Resolution and the application
of such provision to other persons and circumstances shall nevertheless be valid, and the City
Council hereby declares that this Resolution would have been enacted without such invalid
provision.
Section 6. It is officially found, determined, and declared that the meeting at which
this Resolution is adopted was open to the public and public notice of the time, place, and subject
matter of the public business to be considered at such meeting, including this Resolution, was
given, all as required by Chapter 551, Texas Government Code, as amended.
Section 7. This Resolution shall be in force and effect from and after its final
passage, and it is so resolved.
PASSED AND ADOPTED, this 10th day of September, 2019.
CITY OF RTZ, TEXAS
c iael R. Carpenter, Mayor
ATTEST:
ends Dennis, City Secretary
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